week 2

The second lecture will address the issue of social capital in Western societies. We will discuss the nature and the implications of social capital in Western Europe and America, as well as the empirical assessment of social capital in the studies of Western societies.

第二堂课的主要内容是西方社会中的社会资本问题。我们会讨论社会资本在欧美社会里的性质与影响，同时也会了解现有研究是如何测量西方社会里的社会资本。

week 3

The third lecture will address the issue of social capital in the Chinese context. Similarly, it will focus on the nature, implications, and the measurement of social capital in the Chinese society.

第三节课中我们会把眼光转向中国。和第二节课类似，我们会讨论中国社会中社会资本的构成，影响，以及研究方法。

week 4

The fourth lecture aims to investigate the underlying logic of the differences and similarities between social capital in China and the West. We will discuss these differences from a sociocultural perspective.

第四节课中，我们将会分析哪些潜在因素决定了中西方社会资本间的不同与相同之处。我们会从社会与文化的角度来讨论这一个问题。

week 5

The first half of the last lecture will be very interactive. Each student is expected to make a short presentation based on the theme of this course and discuss it with others in the class.

The second half of the lecture will focus on writing skills.

最后一节课的前半部分会是一个互动式的课程。每位学生将会准备一个与本次课程主题相关的演讲，并且与其他同学和老师展开讨论。

后半部分将会是写作技巧培训。